Nemški death metalci Typhonian s skladbo The Gatekeeper napovedujejo drugi studijski dolgometražec The Gate of the Veiled Beyond, ki bo izšel pod okriljem založbe Transcending Obscurity Records.

Alias Noone je nova melodic death metal zasedba iz Finske. Letos bo izšel njihov prvenec Weight of the World, tukaj pa že lahko prisluhnete prvemu singlu Shadowkeep.

Danska black metal zasedba Solbrud je po 15 letih delovanja in štirih albumih prenehala delovati. Vzrok naj bi bil pomanjkanje motivacije, spodaj pa lahko preberete izjavo banda v celoti.

»Time for some sad news everyone: We have decided to end all activities with Solbrud and are disbanding now. Sorry to disappoint you all but it's the end of the road for us.

The reasons are many - in short we just can't really find the spirit and motivation required to keep this ship running the way it's supposed to. Until recently we had big plans for an upcoming album with David showing the rest of the world what a good match he was with Solbrud. But eventually we couldn’t find the energy to go through with it. We know that David at the moment is working on a solo project and hope y’all will give it a spin when it comes out.

"Alas, there will be no more touring, shows or farewell concerts this time around. We are hosting a big sale at our bandcamp shop to clear out our storage - Come make a good deal while the stock still lasts.

Solbrud has been a 15-year long journey with many profound experiences, highs and lows for us all. Can't really think of anything we would trade it for. We want to extend our gratitude to all you who have listened to the music and supported us through the years. Can't describe in words what it means to us. A special thank you goes to Stefan Klose / Vendetta Records, Peter Mesnickow / Moondrop and Anders Wind / Bullet booking. Feel free to share with us your best Solbrud related moments and add to the nostalgia. All the best.«

Kranjski klub TrainStation SubArt v sodelovanju z Eolith Productions zvečer gosti zasedbi Keep of Kalessin in Hate, ki sta trenutno na krajši turneji po Evropi. Koncertni večer bodo odprli domačini Kamra.

Za vse, ki si vstopnice niste zagotovili v preprodaji, boste za vstop na vratih odšteli 25 EUR. Več o nastopajočih in dogodku lahko preberete na Facebooku. Časovnica:

20.00 vrata
20.30 Kamra
21.30 Keep of Kalessin
22.30 Hate

Danes bo založba Transcending Obscurity Records izdala prvenec nemških black/death metalcev Mære z naslovom …And The Universe Keeps Silent. Prisluhnete mu lahko v YouTubu in na Bandcampu.

Nemški black/death metal band Mære je predvčerajšnjim objavil komad Traumlande (Ascending the Abyss). Gre za že tretji single s prvenca ...And The Universe Keeps Silent, ki ga bo v petek izdal pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records.

K nam se kmalu vračajo norveški black metal veterani Keep of Kalessin. Na tokratnem pohodu po evropskih odrih jih spremljajo poljski blackened death metal kolegi Hate, po več nastopih v prestolnici pa so si kot postojanko na slovenskih tleh tokrat izbrali kranjski TrainStation SubArt, ki bo 3. maja gostil koncert. Za ogrevanje bodo poskrbeli domači black metalci Kamra.

Vstopnice so že na voljo v predprodaji na spletni strani kluba po ceni 20 EUR. Na dan dogodka bo vstopnina 25 EUR. Za več informacij lahko tukaj sledite dogodku na Facebooku.

Deathcorovci Chelsea Grin sporočajo, da je vrzel na bobnarskem stolčku zapolnil Josh Miller. Zasedba se je pred kratkim razšla z bobnarjem Pablom Viverosom in tako je nov polnopravni član zasedbe postal Josh. Izjava banda:

»We hope everyone has been doing well; we have some updates. We have parted ways with our fill-in drummer, Nathan Pearson. We sincerely value his friendship, as well as his devotion to furthering his craft and bringing his all to the stage. We truly look forward to watching his drumming career continue to blossom and advance, and value his time with us.

Furthermore, the band and Pablo have mutually agreed to separate. Pablo is one of our oldest friends, the life of the party, a masterful player, and a powerful creative. After Pablo spent some years away from the band, we all came together and realized that personal visions had diverged through time. We will always wish the very best for him, and seriously value all that he brought not only to the band, but to our lives. Nothing but tremendous love for him, always. We also encourage everyone to show support for him, Jaek and Alex’s new band, Ameonna.

Moving forward, we are proud and excited to announce that Josh Miller will be joining Chelsea Grin. It goes without saying that the future is bright – you will hear it in our music and witness it in our performances.

We keep very much to ourselves at this stage in our lives, but when we check in we want each of you to know that you are deeply and sincerely valued – we are so grateful for the opportunity to do what we love. We cannot wait to bring more of our vision to you all. Thank you for the years of support and love, and we will see you on our current tour supporting Fit For A King.«

Kot smo januarja poročali, je v 78. letu starosti umrl Tony Clarkin, kitarist, ustanovitelj britanskih veteranov Magnum. Že takrat se je šušljalo, da to pomeni tudi konec za zasedbo, ki je to zdaj tudi uradno potrdila. Izjava vokalista Boba Catleyja:

»Hello, everybody. Bob here. All right. I wish I didn't have to tell you this, but I really can't carry on with Tony not here anymore. Please forgive me, and I hope you can understand how I feel. I've been thinking about it a lot lately.
Since we lost Tone, we lost our guiding light, the magnum force behind the band, our songwriter, our producer, our guitar player. He was everything to the band. He was everything to me. For the last 50 years, we never went anywhere without each other. On tour, in the studio, I was at his side constantly, working on stuff with him. I had a wonderful life with Tony. But now it's all too much for me, people. I can't carry on without Tony.
I may pop up in some other shape or form in the near future – you never know – but I can't keep going on like this. It's far too sad; it's all too sad.
So, I hope you understand. You've been fantastic – the best audience ever. You kept this band going year after year, album after album, and we thank you for that.
So, be good. Keep Tony's music in your heart always. I know I will. I will always carry MAGNUM inside me. And I will always have Tony Clarkin beside me wherever I go.
I love you. You've been brilliant. But it's time for me to bow out now. It's my last curtain call, okay? I'll see you sometime. Be good. Cheers. Bye-bye.«

Marco S. Vermiglio, poznan kot frontman italijanske black/death metal zasedbe Demonomancy, je ustanovil projekt Flamekeeper. Gre za heavy metal projekt, na katerem Marco ustvarja že zadnjih pet let, sedaj pa je obelodanil, da bo 10. maja končno izšel istoimenski prvenec Flamekeeper. Za izdajo bo poskrbela založba Invictus Productions, spodaj pa si lahko ogledate video za istoimenski single.

Stonerji Acid Mammoth pred izidom novega albuma Supersonic Megafauna Collision objavljajo single Fuzzorgasm (Keep on Screaming). Spodaj si lahko ogledate tudi video za komad, izid albuma pa je napovedan za 5. april.

Mednarodni heavy metalci KK's Priest so objavili animirani video za komad Keeper of the Graves z aktualnega albuma The Sinner Rides Again iz lanskega leta.

Kanadska heavy metal zasedba Withering Scorn, katere člana sta tudi brata Shawn in Glen Drover, pripravlja material za drugi celovečerec, ki bo nasledil prvenec Prophets Of Demise iz leta 2023. Shawn Drover o novem materialu:

»At this point, this is where we're at. I've got three songs done for drums completed, and we started working on song four today; Glen and I started working on this intro piece to song four, where it's got this whole intro thing and stuff. And so we worked that out. And that's where we're at in terms of music as well. We just started song four. Glen still has a couple of songs to do for keeper guitars and so does Joe for bass. We haven't even approached the lyric process or the singing yet. Once we get far enough ahead, that's when we'll start to tackle that. Once I hear keeper guitars, then I start to assemble lyrics. I need to kind of hear the finished product of certainly the drums and guitars, if not bass as well, so I get inspired to write lyrics. That's kind of how I work with that.«

Legendarni heavy metalci Tygers of Pan Tang bodo 26. aprila izdali live album z naslovom Live Blood. Tega že lahko prednaročite, medtem ko je tracklista takšna:

Stran A
Intro
Euthanasia
Keeping Me Alive
Love Don’t Stay
Gangland

Stran B
Edge of the World
Destiny
Back for Good
Only the Brave

Stran C
Paris by Air
Do It Good
Insanity (vinyl bonus track)
Fire on the Horizon
A New Heartbeat

Stran D
Slave to Freedom (vinyl bonus track)
Suzie Smiled
Hellbound
Love Potion No.9
Blood Red Sky (vinyl bonus track)

Nemški black/death metalci Mære predstavljajo komad Think of Me as Fire s prvenca ...And The Universe Keeps Silent, ki ga bodo izdali pri založbi Transcending Obscurity Records.